0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Koongawa · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Koongawa
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Koongawa compared to the rest of the country. This small community is driven by a very high rate of full-time employment, with 78.3% of the workforce in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Employment is very strong here, with 69.7% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 0.0%, well below both the state and national averages.
69.7% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 80.6%
- 2021: 69.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
78.3% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 77.4%
- 2021: 78.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 69.6% of the workforce, while transport and warehousing accounts for 17.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are managers at 78.3% and labourers at 26.1%, while 13.0% work in clerical and administrative positions.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Koongawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40712/koongawa/topic/employment